M 4.8 in Japan on 05 Mar 2015 23:06 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.8M
Depth: 59.28 Km
Lat/Lon: 42.2726 , 142.6024
Event Date: 05 Mar 2015 23:06 UTC
06 Mar 2015 08:06 Local
Exposed Population:
662525 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 05 Mar 2015 23:25 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1073209 0.1 05 Mar 2015 23:06 4.8M, 59.28km N/A 660 thousand (in 100km) 00:19 NEIC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Japan , Region of Hokkaido (population 5,808,054) . The nearest places are Sapporo, and Kerimabu.

Radius Population
100 km 660000 people
75 km 140000 people
50 km 67000 people
20 km 32000 people
10 km 6800 people
5 km 3900 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Hokkaido Japan 5.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kerimabu Hokkaido Japan Village - 4 km
Sapporo Hokkaido Japan Major city 1.9 million people 135 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Obihiro OBO 149 Civ. Paved Yes 8200 72 km
Sado Shima SDS unknown 81 km
Tokachi 84 Civ. Paved Yes 4900 83 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Samani JPSAM Japan 31 km
Tokachi JPTOK Japan 59 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Mitsuishi Mitsuishi Mitsuishigawa 1991 15 km
Shizunaichoseichi Shizunai Shizunaigawa 1966 16 km

More information

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